Red Wine Beef Stew
I made some yummy and healthy beef stew this weekend. Its good when you are sick, having company over, need something to last you all week, and to use up some yummy Sweet Red wine that is in the fridge. … Continued
Whole Wheat Pumpkin Chocolate Pepita Muffins
I needed to use up a bit of a can of pumpkin so this was a great recipe to do it. I was a little doubtful when these came out of the oven, but the chocolate really made these! 2 … Continued
Orange Molasses Cookies (2010.4)
I love healthy cooking magazines that don’t always use the light version of everything. I want healthy stuff - not fat free or “light stuff”. Eating Well is that magazine for me. A lot of their ingredients are either less … Continued
Chocolate Cherry Pistachio Oatmeal Cookies (2010.3)
Bon Appetit comes through again for this week’s recipe. I really love their cooking magazine. I halved the recipes and made it my own by adding some chopped pistachios - and the review I got “These are great, just what … Continued
Curried Vegetables
I found a similar recipe in food blog land, and tweaked it to fit my kitchen today! This will be a very healthy bowl of yummy goodness all week for lunch or dinner. 1 large baking potato - chopped (I … Continued
Sauteed Beet Greens
I love it when you get two side dishes out of one ingredient! And I love the colors that God brings us in his own creation!These were delicious. A tad bit bitter, but so good and healthy! 1 bunch of … Continued
Workouts while sick?
I am sick. I hate being sick. The whole body hurts, sore throats, ears. Life must go on right? So, I had finally gotten back into a track interval/yoga workouts and then this. But, it just hurts to do anything … Continued
Week of Oats: Day 4 - Chocolate Banana
Since I am definitely feeling under the weather I went for a tried and true recipe this morning as I dragged myself to work. 1/3 cup oats1/2 cup water2 tsp chocolate peanut butter dreams3/4 of a banana (the other 1/4 … Continued
Menu Week: Jan 25
I am excited about this week in cooking and eating. Pretend like this is being written on Monday morning (but I am writing it now so I can go grocery shopping on Saturday afternoon):Coming off a great weekend of baking … Continued
Women in Combat and Gender Roles
I love the Patriot - the Mel Gibson movie about the early days of our country and fighting for freedom. It is one of my favorite films: always in a mood to watch it, and I always cry during several … Continued